Tag Archives: NYT

Snap Shares Plummet After Q4 Earnings Report

The Snapchat parent company’s revenue for the fourth quarter was up from a year earlier, but it missed Wall Street’s expectations on spending.

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Stop Wearing Vision Pro Goggles While Driving Your Tesla, U.S. Says

Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings.

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Fake and Explicit Images of Taylor Swift Started on 4chan, Study Says

The people on 4chan who created the images of Ms. Swift thought of it as a sort of game, the researchers said.

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Google’s Once Happy Offices Feel the Chill of Layoffs

Job cuts, which could continue throughout the year, have created a glum mood at what was arguably Silicon Valley’s most exuberant workplace.

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Why Is Big Tech Still Cutting Jobs?

Profits are up and the economy is strong. But the tech industry faces two challenges — dealing with a frenetic work force expansion in the pandemic and building A.I.

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He’s Lost His Marriage, His Followers and His Lamborghini

Ben Armstrong, better known as BitBoy, was once the most popular cryptocurrency YouTuber in the world. Now his empire has collapsed.

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How X Is Trying to Win Over Influencers

Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of the platform formerly known as Twitter, is relying on her TV industry ties to recruit established stars to the site.

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Apple Sees First Quarterly Revenue Increase in a Year

The iPhone maker’s share price dropped in after-hour trading even though sales and profit topped Wall Street expectations.

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Amazon Introduces Rufus, an AI Shopping Tool, and Reports Earnings

The tech giant introduced the Rufus chatbot. It has lagged behind others on introducing consumer-facing generative artificial intelligence.

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Meta Reports Profits More Than Tripled and Issues Its First Dividend

The company’s quarterly revenue rose 25% as its costs fell after layoffs last year.

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